Iran Ramps Up Ship Attacks in Hormuz as Oil, Gas Flows Rise October 7, 2026 By Alex Longley, Ruth Liao and Grant Smith Iran has increased the pace of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, just as oil...
No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Strait of Hormuz Is a Risky Job October 2, 2026 By Alex Longley The tanker captain summoned his years of experience when he saw the blast in front of him. He veered his...
Saudi Oil Export Strategy Hits New Hurdle as Red Sea Insurance Costs Soar September 25, 2026 By Jonathan Saul The cost of insuring an oil tanker loaded from Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea port has tripled in recent weeks,...
Ukraine Considers Ship Insurance to Revive Food Exports, Farm Groups Say September 16, 2026 By Pavel Polityuk Ukraine is examining whether additional insurance cover for ships carrying food exports could help revive seaborne trade disrupted by Russian...
Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned September 14, 2026 Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, set up by Iran to manage requests of passage in the Strait of Hormuz, published...
NATO Allies Foil Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Plot September 10, 2026 By Sarah McFarlane and Gram Slattery Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a...
Ships Adopt Makeshift Anti-Drone Defenses as Black Sea Attacks Intensify September 2, 2026 By Ali Kucukgocmen Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tires to try to fend...
Hormuz Hostilities Pick Up as Two Tankers Reportedly Struck September 1, 2026 By Grant Smith, Weilun Soon and Eltaf Najafizada wo oil supertankers attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz were struck by projectiles late Monday, maritime security consultant Marisks...
Romania Probes Cause of Black Sea Cargo Ship Sinking August 28, 2026 A merchant ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea on Thursday evening, likely...
Top Container Line Halts Russian Black Sea Service Due to Drones August 26, 2026 By Pyotr Kozlov The world’s top container shipper MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has suspended new bookings to and from Russia’s Novorossiysk port with...